Charter School Chain in Oregon Cheats Taxpayers Out of $17 Million – Can It Happen In Florida? | Scathing Purple Musings

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Charter School Chain in Oregon Cheats Taxpayers Out of $17 Million – Can It Happen In Florida?

by Bob Sikes

From the Register-Guard:

PORTLAND — Two men who started a chain of taxpayer-funded charter schools across Oregon — two of them in Lane County — have been accused of cheating the state out of $17 million.
The state Department of Justice filed a legal claim in Marion County Circuit Court against Tim King and Norm Donohoe, accusing them of racketeering and money laundering between 2007 and 2010, The Oregonian newspaper reported Saturday.
The state wants the men to reimburse the $17 million and pay another $2.7 million for breach of